Mop-wringer



(No Model.)

0. GILLMANN.

MOP WRINGER.

Patented Nov. 19, 1889.

hbrney Qua/$728865: 7 7) UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES GILLHANN, OF EAST PARK, NE\V YORK.

MOP-WRINGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 415,195, dated November19, 1889.

Application filed July 9, 1889. Serial No. 316,903- (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES GILLMANN, a citizen of the United States,residing at East Park, in the county of Dutchess and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mop-\Vringers; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in mop-wringers in which thewringing-rollers are adjusted to work in stationary guides at the top ofa portable standard, as hereinafter explained, this standard being soarranged as to receive a pail beneath the rollers; and the objects of myimprovement are, first, to provide a mop-wringer which is at onceportable, worked by foot-power, and yet disconnected with the pail, sothat the latter may be more convenient for emptying and refilling;second, to furnish a more elfectivc pressure for bringing thewringingrollers together by means of the curved guides in which theroller-bars work. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which- Figure] is a side elevation of theentire wringer, showing the pail in position in the standard and thetreadle depressed to bring the rollers together. Fig. 2 is a similarView showing the pail partly within the standard and the treadle raisedby the springs to the position which separates the wringing-rolls widelyapart. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a device, showing the pail inposition, the treadle depressed, and the rollers wringing the water fromthe mop as it is pulled from the pail between the rollers; and Fig 4 isan enlarged view of the upper part of the frame of the standard, showingthe rollers in their depressed or adjacent position, the dotted linesshowing the same in their raised or separated position.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the views.

Upon the base II, which may be of wood, metal, or any desirablematerial, I erect the opposite and parallel upright frames A, wideenough apart to allow the passage of the largest size of pail desired.In the top of A, on either side, are made the slots C, curved, as shownin the drawings, with the lowest point of the curves nearest the centerof the frame, and just far enough apart to allow the rollers, whenpressed together, to give the required wringing-pressure upon themop-cloth. The central shafts of the parallel rollers B have theirbearings in these guides C, and at their outer ends are pivoted toconnectingbars E, which in turn are pivoted to the forked treadle D oneither side, this treadle being pivoted in the upright of A farthestfrom the operator. The springs F on either side, which-may be made ofmetal or rubber, are attached to the top of the frame A and to thetreadle D in such a way as to raise the treadle D and separate therollers B when foot-pressure is removed from the toe-plate G of thetreadle D.

The standard, as described, has a handle or bail I, by means of which itcan be conveniently moved from place to place with or Without the pailK, as may be desired. K is therefore entirely free from any inconvenientattachment connected with the wringing mechanism, and may be moved foremptying or refilling by its handle or bail L Without additional weightor trouble.

The operation of my wring-er is best seen in Fig. 3, which shows the mopM as being drawn through the rollers B after they have been pressedtogether by the depression of the treadle. The handle M of the mop isshown away from the operator only for the convenience of the draftsman.It is evident that the handle H can be held by the operator and thewringing done without any inconvenience of position or loss of time. Theshape of the guide-curves gives a firmer pressure of the rollers thancould be obtained if the slots 0 were straight.

I am aware that prior to my invention inopwringers have been made towork by footpower. I therefore do not claim such a device, broadly; but

\Vhat I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

1. In combination with the frame A, the

curved slots 0, lowest at their adjacent ends, as described, and actingas guides for the wringing-rollers B, when the shafts of the rollers areattached to the foot-treadle D by the connecting-bars E, as and for thepurpose specified.

2. In a mop-wringer, the combination of the base H, the frame A, theguides G, the rollers 13, the bars E, the bifurcated treadle D, and thesprings F, all arranged substau- 1o tially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix mysign ature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES GILLMANN. Witnesses:

O. W. II. ARNOLD, IRVING ELTING.

